{"product_id":"fw-190d9-9781472849397","title":"Fw 190D9","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Fw 190D-9 -- the ''long-nosed'' \u003ci\u003eDora\u003c\/i\u003e -- represented the cutting edge and pinnacle of     wartime Germany''s piston-engine aviation development. This new history by     leading German aviation specialist Robert Forsyth reveals what it was like     to pilot her in combat as Germany desperately battled to remain in the war.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArguably one of the finest piston-engined fighters ever built, the Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9 raised the bar in terms of aircraft design and operational capability during World War II. Designed by Kurt Tank, the ''long-nosed'' Fw 190D9 ''Dora'' bettered most of the fighters that the Allied and Soviet air forces could field when it first appeared in the skies over the Western and Eastern Fronts in 1944. Indeed, with experienced German pilots at the controls it proved to be an immediate match for even the later-mark Griffon Spitfire and the P-51D\/K. Well-armed, with two 13mm machine guns and two 20mm cannon, the D-9 began to equip Luftwaffe units fr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA natural storyteller, the author is ably assisted by fine illustrations from Gareth Hector and numerous photographs and maps. -- Nick Stroud * The Aviation Historian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction   Chapter 1  In Battle An all-action account of III.\/JG 54     engaging Typhoons or Tempests over western Germany in April 1945  Chapter 2  Setting the Scene Design, development, production,     early actions, the Ardennes and Operation \u003ci\u003eBodenplatte\u003c\/i\u003e   Chapter 3  Path to Combat Charting the careers of two Luftwaffe     pilots who flew the D-9 in combat – one, a Knight’s Cross-holder and ace,     the other, a lesser known ‘Dora 9’ pilot   Chapter 4       Weapon of war A brief technical appraisal of the     Fw 190D-9, detailing its development and the weaponry it employed   Chapter 5       Art of War Tactics for Fw 190D-9 units were     quite ‘loose’, as was tactical doctrine by this stage of the war – the key     word was ‘survival’. This chapter will look at the ‘Split S’ manoeuvre and     the evolution of the \u003ci\u003eRotte\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSchwarm\u003c\/i\u003e tactical formations   Chapter 6       Combat In this chapter, Fw 190D-9 pilots     explain what it was like fly the ‘Dora 9’ in an aerial engagement against     some of the best Allied fighters of World War II such as the Spitfire XIV,     P-51D Mustang and Tempest V   Aftermath Selected Sources      Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408766804311,"sku":"9781472849397","price":12.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472849397.jpg?v=1730504128","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fw-190d9-9781472849397","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}